Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Combining Boot with Quick Game Passing Concepts

Here is another offensive passing game concept. The play is
from a 3x1 formation combining a quick game passing concept on the weak side
with a boot route concept on the strong side.

The route progression for the QB:

1 Hitch (X)

2 Corner (S)

3 Slam Flat (Y)

4 Run

If there is space to throw the hitch take it.

If there is no
space; the QB will pump the hitch and boot to the strong side. Typically if
there is no space the offense is playing a 2 over 1 coverage concept to the
weak side.

Weak Side Squat & Half

Weak Side Invert Safety

In either situation the defense is overloading the coverage
weak. Against both looks the goal is to work the flood route concept strong.

The Z is running a skinny post. His route is designed to
cross the face of the corner in man, cover 3, or quarters coverages. If the
route is run correctly the skinny post should force the corner too deep and
inside to play the corner route. The skinny post must be cautious not to break
too far inside on the post.

Against cover 3 or quarters the Corner may pass the
post off to the Safety if the post break is too aggressive.

The S is running a corner route breaking at 10. The corner
route must stay deep enough to high low the flat defender. If the flat defender
can cover both the corner and the flat route; the corner route is not deep
enough.

The Y is running a slam flat. The Y will hit the DE and
release to the flat. The route is working to get width before depth. The Y will
throttle the route at the numbers.

Once the QB runs the boot; he is reading high to low from
the corner to the flat route. If both are covered the QB will tuck the ball and
run.

Route Adjustments

By game plan the weak side Hitch can be adjusted to a Slant or
Speed Out.

Strong side can be adjusted to any 3 man route combination.

The Protection – Full Turn Back Gap Protection

The protection is set to the 3 receiver side

Away Tackle – Cut C gap defender

Away Guard – Block back on B gap, No B gap threat = firm
body position the A Gap with eyes on your B gap

Center – Block back on A gap, No A gap threat = firm body
position the call side A Gap with eyes on your A gap

Call Guard – Block back on A gap, No A gap threat = firm
body position the B Gap with eyes on your A gap

The LT is the away OT and will cut the C gap defender (DE).
The cut is designed to keep the DE’s hands down and out of the throwing lane to
the hitch.

The LG has an immediate B gap threat from the DT and will
block back.

The Center has no immediate gap threat in the A gap. The
Center will provide firm body position on the call side A gap to help the RG.
While holding position the Center’s eyes are in the away A gap looking for
threats from a slanting DL or blitzing LB.

The RG has an A gap threat and is blocking back.

The RT has no immediate gap threat in the B gap. The RT will
provide firm body position on the call side C gap to help the A. While holding
position the RT’s eyes are in the call B gap looking for threats from the
slanting DL or blitzing LB.

Another example, again with the protection set to the Right:

The LT is the away OT and will cut the C gap defender (DE).

The LG has an immediate B gap threat from the DT and will
block back.

The Center has and immediate gap threat. The Center will
block back on the blitzing Will in the A gap.

The RG has an A gap threat and is blocking back. When the
Nose slants to the call the RG will let the slant go and block the new A gap
threat from the blitzing Mike.